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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1946
Page
1
Local handyman L. N. Bell has transformed a discarded range and old bricks into a first class outdoor baking unit for his wife. The stove sits beneath trees, painted neatly, keeping the house cool on hot days. Outdoor cooking, laundry and baking are now handled outside, complementing a garden rich with vegetables and flowers.
A letter from a local reader urges establishing a small library to improve reading access amid scarce books and facilities. The writer suggests a combined memorial ice rink and library, with possible future library incorporation, affordable books, and a small membership fee to support operations. The message emphasizes reading as a universal need and offers a constructive step forward.
Calgary resident R Stevenson visits A K MacKay while Torchy Tivy from Vancouver spends the weekend in town. Frank Walker returns from a holiday in Vancouver with J C Price and Frank Sinclair of Truro. Mr and Mrs H M Harvey and Lorraine visit Winnipeg for a convention. Madeline Wilson of Bra as leads rehabilitation committees. Several Brantford and Brandon residents visit town and hosting families. Cpl Robert Riddick U S Marines arrives for a family visit in Roosevelt Minnesota. Mrs S B Perkins of Horne Payne and Miss Hazel Steggles of Winnipeg visit. Birthday surprise for Mrs John Stevenson includes lunch and a cake with friends.
The trio, returning from Rapid City, were picked up by a car and driven to a farm home arriving at midnight. The incident suggests dangers of hitchhiking beyond trucker use of highways.
Thirty members of the Hag gerty Airey family gathered for their annual reunion at Alexander on August third. From Rivers attended Mrs. Joseph Airey and Mr and Mrs Victor Airey with three children.
A reader notes seeing an advertisement message in The Gazette and asks for confirmation or contact details. The brief implies interest and requests a response to the advertiser.
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